cabane

noun

ca·​bane

kəˈban,

-ȧn

plural -s

1

: a framework supporting the wings of an airplane at the fuselage

2

: the system of trussing for supporting overhang in an airplane wing

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, cabin

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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